14-12-2021 | 14:12 PM
75 Years of Constituent Assembly’s 1st Sitting
The Constituent Assembly of India had held its first meeting 75 years ago on December 9, 1946.
The first sitting of the Constituent Assembly was Presided over by Dr Sachchidananda Sinha who was introduced and conducted to the chair by Acharya Kriplani.
The idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy.
On 29 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India.
The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November, 1949 and came into force on 26 January, 1950.
The Constitution of India was handwritten and calligraphic in both English and Hindi.
It was entirely handcrafted by the artists of Shantiniketan under the guidance of Acharya Nandalal Bose, with the calligraphy texts done by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in Delhi.
It is the world’s lengthiest written Constitution which had 395 Articles, 22 Parts and 8 Schedules at the time of its commencement.
The original copies of the Constitution of India are kept in special helium-filled cases in the Library of the Parliament of India.
